Real Decreto 609/2023, de 11 de julio, por el que se crea el Registro Central de Titularidades Reales y se aprueba su Reglamento.

This decree establishes a Central Register of Beneficial Ownership in Spain. Its purpose is to increase transparency by identifying the actual natural persons who own or control legal entities, helping to prevent money laundering, tax evasion, and the financing of terrorism. The measure affects companies and legal entities operating in Spain, which must now provide accurate information about their beneficial owners to the central authority.